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75th Yenr - INo. 10 Good Morninp! It's Friday. September 24. 1982 3 Section - 18 lu-- - 2. nu
New president vows to end violence in Lebanon
United Press International
Amin Gemayel, sworn in as Lebanon's
seventh president Thursday, vowed to unite
his war- ravag- ed nation and end " the cycle of
violence and bloodshed" that culminated in
the murder of his brother and the massacre
of Palestinian civilians.
" I am betting oh a better future for all
Lebanese," said Gemayel, elected Wednes-day
in a rare display of Christian- Mosle- m
unity in Parliament and regarded as a con-ciliatory
leader unlike his younger brother
Beshir, who was assassinated Sept. 14 in a
bomb blast.
" One sole matter concerns me," Gemayel
said. " That is the cessation of the cycle of vi- -
olence and bloodshed on the soil of Leb-anon."
He pledged to work closely with the 3,900- ma- n
tri- nation- al peacekeeping force to end
Israel's occupation of Beirut.
Some 350 French paratroopers, the vang-uard
of the U. S.- Italian- Fren- ch force, were
scheduled to arrive in the port aboard the
troop carrier L' Argents at 11 p. m. Thursday.
The first 800 U. S. Marines will land during
the weekend, while another 1,000 Marines re-main
aboard amphibious ships offshore,
Pentagon spokesman Henry Catto said.
He warned the " potential for danger" now
" is probably higher than" when the tri- nation- al
force oversaw the withdrawal of 13,000
Palestinian fighters from Beirut last month.
" If they get into a situation in which they
have to fight, obviously they will fight," Cat-to
said of the Marines.
The initial peace force left before Gem- ayel- ' s
assassination, which led to the Israeli
invasion of West Beirut Sept. 15 and the mas-sacre
of hundreds of Palestinian civilians at
the refugee camps beginning last Thursday.
Planning to withdraw totally by Sunday,
Israeli troops continued to pull out of West
Beirut, taking tons of captured armaments
and, according to one report, Yasser Ar-afat's
personal helicopter.
In Israel, Defense Minister Ariel Sharon
was heckled at a ceremony in Tel Hof honor-ing
Israel's war dead with shouts of " Sharon,
murderer" and " Sharon, monster." Other
protests were reported in Tel Aviv and Jeru-salem.
Sharon admitted Wednesday Israel or-dered
and helped plan with Christian Pha- langi- st
militiamen a " purge" of the Shatila
and Sabra refugee camps of hidden Palestin-ian
fighters.
The militiamen, however, went on a killing
spree that left up to 1,500 men, women and
children dead, according to Red Cross esti-mates.
Israeli newspapers reported two Israeli
soldiers said their superiors ignored warn-ings
the militiamen were slaughtering civil-ians
and that they were ordered to fire flares
into the camps to assist the Phalangists.
At the United Nations, non- align- ed nations
agreed to propose an immediate U. N. inves-tigation
of the refugee camps massacre. A
special debate on the fate of the Palestinians
was set for Friday afternoon .
As Gemayel. 40, took the oath of office, a
huge ammunition dump holding rockets and
artillery shells exploded just four miles
away, killing one person and injuring 31 oth-ers.
Police said the explosion was touched off
when a Lebanese army soldier accidentally
dropped a box of hand grenades.
Gemayel. in his speech to Parliament, in-sisted
that Israel's army controlling most
of southern Lebanon and the capital and
Syrian troops in the north and the eastern
Bekaa Valley must get off Lebanese soil.
Legislators to review
revenues with Bond
By Debbie Coleman
State capital bureau
JEFFERSON CITY Gov.
Christopher Bond will meet with
House and Senate leaders today in
an effort to resolve the state's spend-ing
problems.
For the past two months, the
state's revenues have fallen far be-low
the governor's revenue projec-tions,
causing administration offi-cials
to consider further cuts in state
spending.
A report earlier this month indi-cated
that state tax collections
would be $ 58 million below the Bond
administration's prediction.
The administration based its pre-dictions
on a 10.6 percent revenue in-crease
for fiscal 1983. But the report
predicted the increase would reach
only 7.8 percent.
So legislators and state agency ad-ministrators
are thinking about fur-ther
cuts in spending. House Appro-priations
Committee Chairman
Marvin Proffer, however, questions
legislative involvement in deciding
where those cuts should Occur.
" I don't know if legislators want
that responsibility, because that's
sthaeid. govern'or's responsibili' ty," he
Before the current fiscal year be-gan
in July, legislators continually
questioned Bond's high revenue pro-jections,
Proffer said. " But he
( Bond) always told us there was
nothing to worry about. He refused
to listen to any of us."
High revenue projections may
mean that agencies won't receive
the revenues they had expected at
the onset of the fiscal year. The
shortage of money could result in
program cuts, state layoffs and se-rious
withholdings, Proffer said.
Agencies may be forced to revise
their own budgets only two months
into the fiscal year.
Bond estimates the spending cuts
will be in the same range as last
year, falling between $ 50 million and
$ 75 million. Delays in state school
aid and payment of bills, limits on
hiring, travel and equipment were
imposed on state- funde- d agencies
last year.
Proffer estimates spending cuts to
be at least $ 75 million and said they
may even be higher.
However, Acting Budget Director
Perry McGinnis said it is unrealistic
to make predictions concerning pos-sible
budget cuts until the end of the
first quarter of this fiscal year on
Friday. He said his office is gather-ing
data on spending and revenues
that will give the administration a
more accurate picture of the' state's
economy.. --,.,. ,
" A lot of people depend on reve-nues
from the state and we need to
have adequate reserves," McGinnis
said.
Barnes set to enter
building code battle
By Bob Rose
Missourian staff writer
The next challenger in the heavy-weight
battle for a county building
code might be the City of Columbia.
Councilman Pat Barnes says he is
interested in pursuing a state statute
that would allow the city to pass a
resolution opposing the implementa-tion
of the currently proposed code.
If such a resolution passes, the Coun-ty
Court could approve the code only
through a unanimous vote.
And there's the rub.
Northern District Judge Dick
Farmer wants building codes for the
entire county not just for the ur-ban
service areas as currently pro-posed.
Farmer would be able to
block implementation of the current
proposal if the city backs him.
The current code proposal by the
County Court, which is now before
the county's Planning and Zoning
Commission, calls for implementa-tion
only in Columbia's urban serv-ice
area and subdivisions of six
homes or more, and in commercial,
industrial and recreational build-ings.
But by state statute, the City Coun-cil
has the ability to restrict the
codes 1 miles outside the city.
According to Bill Freeh, county pre
siding judge, the 1- m- ile mark
comes close to the code limitation of
Columbia's urban service area.
" They ( City Council members)
could throw a wrench into this thing
if they wanted to," Freeh says.
Freeh says the original idea for
implementing codes in the urban
service area originated in the city,
so he doubts that the city would
stand in the way of the codes.
" They're not going to do that,"
Freeh says.
But Barnes is not so sure.
As assistant chief of the county
fire protection district, Barnes has
joined Chief Steve Paulsell and
Building Code Commission Chair-man
Bob Bassett in his opposition to
partial implementation of the codes.
" I've seen the result of the lack of
codes in the destruction of many
buildings," Barnes says.
But would Barnes go so far as to
propose a resolution that could stop
the county from implementing its
code?
" I'm certainly going to look into
it," Barnes says. " I certainly don't
want to see a situation of divisive- nes- s
between the county and the
city."
On the other hand, Barnes says he
( See BARNES, Page 9A)
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In town
today
7: 30 p. m. " A Coupla White
Chicks Sitting Around Talk-ing,"
Warehouse Theater, Ste-phens
College. Tickets $ 3.50
lor adults and $ 2 for students,
faculty and senior citizens.
8 pan. " On Golden Pond."
University Theater, Fine Arts
Building. Tickets $ 5 for gener-al
admission, $ 4.50 for faculty
and staff, and $ 2.50 for stu-dents
and senior citizens.
8 pan. High school football.
Hickman High vs. St. Louis
Normandy at Hickman.
Index
Business 8A
Classified &- 7- A
Comics.................. ........ 4B
Opinion 4A
Record. ... 4..... 9A
Sports 1- 4- C
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Kenneth Smith, a first grader at Benton Elementary School, in school. Kenneth, 6, is the son of Kenneth and Cheryl
received a " good kid" award Monday for his good behavior Smith of Columbia.
Local teachers try new way to discipline
By David Hoffman
Missourian staff writer
Checks and balances, like give and take, are
helpful in any organized human activity. But
how about checks and marbles?
Some Columbia public school teachers think
they could be useful.
For instance, in Mr. Canter's third grade
class, Sam has just pulled Marsha's hair. The
teacher writes " SAM" on the chalkboard, then
goes over to Sam and says, " Sam, I want you to
keep your hands to yourself in this classroom."
Now Mr. Canter starts a social studies lesson:
" All right, kids. Who was the first president of
the United States?"
Sam reaches over and tugs Marsha's hair
again.
" Thank you, Marsha, for sitting quietly and
listening to me."
Plink! Mr. Canter drops a cat's- ey- e marble
into a jar on his desk. Then he makes a highly
visible check mark next to SAM on the board.
" Does anybody know who the first president
was?" Mr. Canter asks.
A boy raises his hand, is called on and says,
" George Washington."
Sam taps Marsha's arm.
Mr. Canter: " That's right, Peter. Good job."
Clink! Another marble into the jar. Then, with
a stern look at Sam, Mr. Canter makes another
Insight
check mark next to the boy's name.
Sam looks pained, then resigned. He knows
he'll have to stay 30 minutes after school. When
Mr. Canter asks the next question, Sam hesi-tantly
raises his hand, is recognized and gets
the right answer.
" That's great, Sam," says Mr. Canter.
" You've earned a marble of free time for the
class." Clunk, and into the jar goes another
marble.
Actually, the " third grade teacher" is Lee
Canter of Canter Associates. Sam and Marsha
are teachers roleplayingas pupils at a Canter
Assertive Discipline workshop that was record-ed
on cassette tape. Canter has observed teach-ers'
techniques and worked the best of them into
a program aimed at achieving the best possible
learning atmosphere in the classroom.
Last spring in Columbia, Canter Associates
presented a similar workshop that was attended
by teachers from mid- Missou- ri, including at
least one from each of Columbia's public
schools. The Columbia Public School District
bought a set of Canter's materials tapes,
filmstrips and sample assertive discipline plans
and made them available to interested teach-ers.
Several local schools already have held
workshops using the materials, and more are
planned.
Canter says in his taped workshop presenta-tion
that teachers have been trained to create
an excellent curriculum but often have to rely
on intuition for dealing with behavioral prob-lems.
Intuition works sometimes, he says, but
often it is not enough.
He offers an " assertive discipline technique"
as a consistently effective approach to getting
the most out of and into students. " An assertive
teacher clearly and firmly communicates his
wants and needs and is prepared to back up
words with actions,' ' Canter says.
He suggests that, unless teachers have the
elusive " perfect class," they " must know exact-ly
what they want the children to do." Next,
teachers should communicate that to the stu-dents.
On tape, Canter tells an actual elemen-tary
class that he will tolerate no behavior that
interferes with learning. He gives examples: " I
want you to keep your hands to yourselves and
raise your hand to be called on before you
speak."
In addition, teachers are advised to plan ways
to reinforce positive and discourage negative
behavior. To work, the program requires coop--
( See REWARDS, Page 10A)
P& Z nixes Front Door rezoning
By Aimee Cunningham
Missourian staff writer
The Front Door Counseling Center
has been offered a $ 50,000 loan from
the City of Columbia but may not be
able to use it.
The Planning and Zoning Commis-sion
Thursday recommended denial
of the center's request to rezone its
property from medium- densit- y resi-dential
to office use. The rezoning is
necessary for the center to receive
the loan, which the City Council
Monday earmarked for the construc-tion
of offices and a kitchen at 707 N.
Eighth St.
The commission's negative recom-mendation
will be forwarded to the
City Council, which has the power to
approve or deny the rezoning re-quest.
Without rezoning, the center
would not be eligible to receive the
loan.
Commission members objected to
the rezoning, saying it would open
the door for more office devel- -
opment in a neighborhood that is pri-marily
residential. Members also
were concerned about traffic conges-tion
and lack of parking.
The center still may get its way,
however.
A conditional permit may allow
the center to build the offices with-out
rezoning the property, said Dave
Evans, city counselor. The commis-sion
has asked the city staff to inves-tigate
whether a conditional permit
would be possible.
" The council should have consid-ered
the rezoning Monday when it
gave us the loan," said Ken Jacob,
director of the center. " But it's just
a matter of time before we sort it all
out."
In other action at the meeting,
about a dozen residents from the
Ridgeway Neighborhood Association
demanded a revision of the com- mmissio- n's
proposed land- us- e plan
for Columbia.
The updated plan recommends the
j
rezoning of property on Providence
Road, between Forest Avenue and
Hickman Avenue, from residential
to office use. The area is comprised
of single- famil- y housing, and rezon-ing
would allow construction of of-fice
buildings, which area residents
say would dramatically alter the
neighborhood's climate.
Residents say they are skeptical
about the objectivity of Commission-er
Richard Knipp, who owns an
apartment building on Providence
Road and spoke in favor of the rezon-ing
in March 1981 when he was a city
councilman.
' The commission had turned down
a request by members of the
Ridgeway association that another
hearing be held on the area plan. But
after Thursday night's meeting, the
commission decided to meet with
Ridgeway residents in a special
workshop Tuesday afternoon and
continue public hearings on the gen-eral
land use plan.
Canned
State squashes worms
By Lauren Asplen
State capital bureau
JEFFERSON CITY If you've
been grappling with that sure- fir- e
angle to reel in the riches by growing
bait, watch out you could be open-ing
a can of worms.
Sensing something fishy, Secre-tary
of State James Kirkpatrick on
Thursday ordered an Indianapolis
mail- ord- er firm to stop promoting its
worm- far- m investments in Missouri.
Superior Worm Brokers Exchange
Inc. may have violated Missouri's
Uniform Securities Act by mailing
promotional literature to Missouri
residents without filing with the
state, said Tim Coughlin, adminis-trative
assistant to Kirkpatrick.
Worm farming may not seem like
high finance, but Kirkpatrick's of-fice
says the firm comes under state
securities law because the company
offers an investment contract and
guarantees a financial return on any
would- b- e worm farmer's invest-ment.
The state, through the securities
act, has the responsibility to review
investment opportunities to ensure
that they are equitable, he said.
A potential investor alerted the se-curities
division to the possibility of
a squiggly population explosion in
Missouri when he questioned refer
ences in the promotional material to
exhorbitant profits and a guaranteed
worm market.
The securities division asked the
company to supply documents it
would be using in the sale but has not
received an answer. So a cease- and- des- ist
order was issued to stop the
mass mailing.
" We had to take action quickly,"
Coughlin said. " We're talking about
Missouri dollars."

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75th Yenr - INo. 10 Good Morninp! It's Friday. September 24. 1982 3 Section - 18 lu-- - 2. nu
New president vows to end violence in Lebanon
United Press International
Amin Gemayel, sworn in as Lebanon's
seventh president Thursday, vowed to unite
his war- ravag- ed nation and end " the cycle of
violence and bloodshed" that culminated in
the murder of his brother and the massacre
of Palestinian civilians.
" I am betting oh a better future for all
Lebanese," said Gemayel, elected Wednes-day
in a rare display of Christian- Mosle- m
unity in Parliament and regarded as a con-ciliatory
leader unlike his younger brother
Beshir, who was assassinated Sept. 14 in a
bomb blast.
" One sole matter concerns me," Gemayel
said. " That is the cessation of the cycle of vi- -
olence and bloodshed on the soil of Leb-anon."
He pledged to work closely with the 3,900- ma- n
tri- nation- al peacekeeping force to end
Israel's occupation of Beirut.
Some 350 French paratroopers, the vang-uard
of the U. S.- Italian- Fren- ch force, were
scheduled to arrive in the port aboard the
troop carrier L' Argents at 11 p. m. Thursday.
The first 800 U. S. Marines will land during
the weekend, while another 1,000 Marines re-main
aboard amphibious ships offshore,
Pentagon spokesman Henry Catto said.
He warned the " potential for danger" now
" is probably higher than" when the tri- nation- al
force oversaw the withdrawal of 13,000
Palestinian fighters from Beirut last month.
" If they get into a situation in which they
have to fight, obviously they will fight," Cat-to
said of the Marines.
The initial peace force left before Gem- ayel- ' s
assassination, which led to the Israeli
invasion of West Beirut Sept. 15 and the mas-sacre
of hundreds of Palestinian civilians at
the refugee camps beginning last Thursday.
Planning to withdraw totally by Sunday,
Israeli troops continued to pull out of West
Beirut, taking tons of captured armaments
and, according to one report, Yasser Ar-afat's
personal helicopter.
In Israel, Defense Minister Ariel Sharon
was heckled at a ceremony in Tel Hof honor-ing
Israel's war dead with shouts of " Sharon,
murderer" and " Sharon, monster." Other
protests were reported in Tel Aviv and Jeru-salem.
Sharon admitted Wednesday Israel or-dered
and helped plan with Christian Pha- langi- st
militiamen a " purge" of the Shatila
and Sabra refugee camps of hidden Palestin-ian
fighters.
The militiamen, however, went on a killing
spree that left up to 1,500 men, women and
children dead, according to Red Cross esti-mates.
Israeli newspapers reported two Israeli
soldiers said their superiors ignored warn-ings
the militiamen were slaughtering civil-ians
and that they were ordered to fire flares
into the camps to assist the Phalangists.
At the United Nations, non- align- ed nations
agreed to propose an immediate U. N. inves-tigation
of the refugee camps massacre. A
special debate on the fate of the Palestinians
was set for Friday afternoon .
As Gemayel. 40, took the oath of office, a
huge ammunition dump holding rockets and
artillery shells exploded just four miles
away, killing one person and injuring 31 oth-ers.
Police said the explosion was touched off
when a Lebanese army soldier accidentally
dropped a box of hand grenades.
Gemayel. in his speech to Parliament, in-sisted
that Israel's army controlling most
of southern Lebanon and the capital and
Syrian troops in the north and the eastern
Bekaa Valley must get off Lebanese soil.
Legislators to review
revenues with Bond
By Debbie Coleman
State capital bureau
JEFFERSON CITY Gov.
Christopher Bond will meet with
House and Senate leaders today in
an effort to resolve the state's spend-ing
problems.
For the past two months, the
state's revenues have fallen far be-low
the governor's revenue projec-tions,
causing administration offi-cials
to consider further cuts in state
spending.
A report earlier this month indi-cated
that state tax collections
would be $ 58 million below the Bond
administration's prediction.
The administration based its pre-dictions
on a 10.6 percent revenue in-crease
for fiscal 1983. But the report
predicted the increase would reach
only 7.8 percent.
So legislators and state agency ad-ministrators
are thinking about fur-ther
cuts in spending. House Appro-priations
Committee Chairman
Marvin Proffer, however, questions
legislative involvement in deciding
where those cuts should Occur.
" I don't know if legislators want
that responsibility, because that's
sthaeid. govern'or's responsibili' ty," he
Before the current fiscal year be-gan
in July, legislators continually
questioned Bond's high revenue pro-jections,
Proffer said. " But he
( Bond) always told us there was
nothing to worry about. He refused
to listen to any of us."
High revenue projections may
mean that agencies won't receive
the revenues they had expected at
the onset of the fiscal year. The
shortage of money could result in
program cuts, state layoffs and se-rious
withholdings, Proffer said.
Agencies may be forced to revise
their own budgets only two months
into the fiscal year.
Bond estimates the spending cuts
will be in the same range as last
year, falling between $ 50 million and
$ 75 million. Delays in state school
aid and payment of bills, limits on
hiring, travel and equipment were
imposed on state- funde- d agencies
last year.
Proffer estimates spending cuts to
be at least $ 75 million and said they
may even be higher.
However, Acting Budget Director
Perry McGinnis said it is unrealistic
to make predictions concerning pos-sible
budget cuts until the end of the
first quarter of this fiscal year on
Friday. He said his office is gather-ing
data on spending and revenues
that will give the administration a
more accurate picture of the' state's
economy.. --,.,. ,
" A lot of people depend on reve-nues
from the state and we need to
have adequate reserves," McGinnis
said.
Barnes set to enter
building code battle
By Bob Rose
Missourian staff writer
The next challenger in the heavy-weight
battle for a county building
code might be the City of Columbia.
Councilman Pat Barnes says he is
interested in pursuing a state statute
that would allow the city to pass a
resolution opposing the implementa-tion
of the currently proposed code.
If such a resolution passes, the Coun-ty
Court could approve the code only
through a unanimous vote.
And there's the rub.
Northern District Judge Dick
Farmer wants building codes for the
entire county not just for the ur-ban
service areas as currently pro-posed.
Farmer would be able to
block implementation of the current
proposal if the city backs him.
The current code proposal by the
County Court, which is now before
the county's Planning and Zoning
Commission, calls for implementa-tion
only in Columbia's urban serv-ice
area and subdivisions of six
homes or more, and in commercial,
industrial and recreational build-ings.
But by state statute, the City Coun-cil
has the ability to restrict the
codes 1 miles outside the city.
According to Bill Freeh, county pre
siding judge, the 1- m- ile mark
comes close to the code limitation of
Columbia's urban service area.
" They ( City Council members)
could throw a wrench into this thing
if they wanted to," Freeh says.
Freeh says the original idea for
implementing codes in the urban
service area originated in the city,
so he doubts that the city would
stand in the way of the codes.
" They're not going to do that,"
Freeh says.
But Barnes is not so sure.
As assistant chief of the county
fire protection district, Barnes has
joined Chief Steve Paulsell and
Building Code Commission Chair-man
Bob Bassett in his opposition to
partial implementation of the codes.
" I've seen the result of the lack of
codes in the destruction of many
buildings," Barnes says.
But would Barnes go so far as to
propose a resolution that could stop
the county from implementing its
code?
" I'm certainly going to look into
it," Barnes says. " I certainly don't
want to see a situation of divisive- nes- s
between the county and the
city."
On the other hand, Barnes says he
( See BARNES, Page 9A)
. .
In town
today
7: 30 p. m. " A Coupla White
Chicks Sitting Around Talk-ing,"
Warehouse Theater, Ste-phens
College. Tickets $ 3.50
lor adults and $ 2 for students,
faculty and senior citizens.
8 pan. " On Golden Pond."
University Theater, Fine Arts
Building. Tickets $ 5 for gener-al
admission, $ 4.50 for faculty
and staff, and $ 2.50 for stu-dents
and senior citizens.
8 pan. High school football.
Hickman High vs. St. Louis
Normandy at Hickman.
Index
Business 8A
Classified &- 7- A
Comics.................. ........ 4B
Opinion 4A
Record. ... 4..... 9A
Sports 1- 4- C
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Kenneth Smith, a first grader at Benton Elementary School, in school. Kenneth, 6, is the son of Kenneth and Cheryl
received a " good kid" award Monday for his good behavior Smith of Columbia.
Local teachers try new way to discipline
By David Hoffman
Missourian staff writer
Checks and balances, like give and take, are
helpful in any organized human activity. But
how about checks and marbles?
Some Columbia public school teachers think
they could be useful.
For instance, in Mr. Canter's third grade
class, Sam has just pulled Marsha's hair. The
teacher writes " SAM" on the chalkboard, then
goes over to Sam and says, " Sam, I want you to
keep your hands to yourself in this classroom."
Now Mr. Canter starts a social studies lesson:
" All right, kids. Who was the first president of
the United States?"
Sam reaches over and tugs Marsha's hair
again.
" Thank you, Marsha, for sitting quietly and
listening to me."
Plink! Mr. Canter drops a cat's- ey- e marble
into a jar on his desk. Then he makes a highly
visible check mark next to SAM on the board.
" Does anybody know who the first president
was?" Mr. Canter asks.
A boy raises his hand, is called on and says,
" George Washington."
Sam taps Marsha's arm.
Mr. Canter: " That's right, Peter. Good job."
Clink! Another marble into the jar. Then, with
a stern look at Sam, Mr. Canter makes another
Insight
check mark next to the boy's name.
Sam looks pained, then resigned. He knows
he'll have to stay 30 minutes after school. When
Mr. Canter asks the next question, Sam hesi-tantly
raises his hand, is recognized and gets
the right answer.
" That's great, Sam," says Mr. Canter.
" You've earned a marble of free time for the
class." Clunk, and into the jar goes another
marble.
Actually, the " third grade teacher" is Lee
Canter of Canter Associates. Sam and Marsha
are teachers roleplayingas pupils at a Canter
Assertive Discipline workshop that was record-ed
on cassette tape. Canter has observed teach-ers'
techniques and worked the best of them into
a program aimed at achieving the best possible
learning atmosphere in the classroom.
Last spring in Columbia, Canter Associates
presented a similar workshop that was attended
by teachers from mid- Missou- ri, including at
least one from each of Columbia's public
schools. The Columbia Public School District
bought a set of Canter's materials tapes,
filmstrips and sample assertive discipline plans
and made them available to interested teach-ers.
Several local schools already have held
workshops using the materials, and more are
planned.
Canter says in his taped workshop presenta-tion
that teachers have been trained to create
an excellent curriculum but often have to rely
on intuition for dealing with behavioral prob-lems.
Intuition works sometimes, he says, but
often it is not enough.
He offers an " assertive discipline technique"
as a consistently effective approach to getting
the most out of and into students. " An assertive
teacher clearly and firmly communicates his
wants and needs and is prepared to back up
words with actions,' ' Canter says.
He suggests that, unless teachers have the
elusive " perfect class," they " must know exact-ly
what they want the children to do." Next,
teachers should communicate that to the stu-dents.
On tape, Canter tells an actual elemen-tary
class that he will tolerate no behavior that
interferes with learning. He gives examples: " I
want you to keep your hands to yourselves and
raise your hand to be called on before you
speak."
In addition, teachers are advised to plan ways
to reinforce positive and discourage negative
behavior. To work, the program requires coop--
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P& Z nixes Front Door rezoning
By Aimee Cunningham
Missourian staff writer
The Front Door Counseling Center
has been offered a $ 50,000 loan from
the City of Columbia but may not be
able to use it.
The Planning and Zoning Commis-sion
Thursday recommended denial
of the center's request to rezone its
property from medium- densit- y resi-dential
to office use. The rezoning is
necessary for the center to receive
the loan, which the City Council
Monday earmarked for the construc-tion
of offices and a kitchen at 707 N.
Eighth St.
The commission's negative recom-mendation
will be forwarded to the
City Council, which has the power to
approve or deny the rezoning re-quest.
Without rezoning, the center
would not be eligible to receive the
loan.
Commission members objected to
the rezoning, saying it would open
the door for more office devel- -
opment in a neighborhood that is pri-marily
residential. Members also
were concerned about traffic conges-tion
and lack of parking.
The center still may get its way,
however.
A conditional permit may allow
the center to build the offices with-out
rezoning the property, said Dave
Evans, city counselor. The commis-sion
has asked the city staff to inves-tigate
whether a conditional permit
would be possible.
" The council should have consid-ered
the rezoning Monday when it
gave us the loan," said Ken Jacob,
director of the center. " But it's just
a matter of time before we sort it all
out."
In other action at the meeting,
about a dozen residents from the
Ridgeway Neighborhood Association
demanded a revision of the com- mmissio- n's
proposed land- us- e plan
for Columbia.
The updated plan recommends the
j
rezoning of property on Providence
Road, between Forest Avenue and
Hickman Avenue, from residential
to office use. The area is comprised
of single- famil- y housing, and rezon-ing
would allow construction of of-fice
buildings, which area residents
say would dramatically alter the
neighborhood's climate.
Residents say they are skeptical
about the objectivity of Commission-er
Richard Knipp, who owns an
apartment building on Providence
Road and spoke in favor of the rezon-ing
in March 1981 when he was a city
councilman.
' The commission had turned down
a request by members of the
Ridgeway association that another
hearing be held on the area plan. But
after Thursday night's meeting, the
commission decided to meet with
Ridgeway residents in a special
workshop Tuesday afternoon and
continue public hearings on the gen-eral
land use plan.
Canned
State squashes worms
By Lauren Asplen
State capital bureau
JEFFERSON CITY If you've
been grappling with that sure- fir- e
angle to reel in the riches by growing
bait, watch out you could be open-ing
a can of worms.
Sensing something fishy, Secre-tary
of State James Kirkpatrick on
Thursday ordered an Indianapolis
mail- ord- er firm to stop promoting its
worm- far- m investments in Missouri.
Superior Worm Brokers Exchange
Inc. may have violated Missouri's
Uniform Securities Act by mailing
promotional literature to Missouri
residents without filing with the
state, said Tim Coughlin, adminis-trative
assistant to Kirkpatrick.
Worm farming may not seem like
high finance, but Kirkpatrick's of-fice
says the firm comes under state
securities law because the company
offers an investment contract and
guarantees a financial return on any
would- b- e worm farmer's invest-ment.
The state, through the securities
act, has the responsibility to review
investment opportunities to ensure
that they are equitable, he said.
A potential investor alerted the se-curities
division to the possibility of
a squiggly population explosion in
Missouri when he questioned refer
ences in the promotional material to
exhorbitant profits and a guaranteed
worm market.
The securities division asked the
company to supply documents it
would be using in the sale but has not
received an answer. So a cease- and- des- ist
order was issued to stop the
mass mailing.
" We had to take action quickly,"
Coughlin said. " We're talking about
Missouri dollars."